Solid-state thermal control devices

Swoboda, Timm (author), Klinar, Katja (author), Kitanovski, Andrej (author), Yalamarthy, Ananth Saran (author), Muñoz Rojo, Miguel (author)

Over the past decade, solid-state thermal control devices have emerged as potential candidates for enhanced thermal management and storage. They distinguish themselves from traditional passive thermal management devices in that their thermal properties have sharp, nonlinear dependencies on direction and operating temperature, and can lead to more efficient circuits and energy conversion systems than what is possible today. They also distinguish themselves from traditional active thermal management devices (e.g., fans) in that they have no moving parts and are compact and reliable. In this article, the recent progress in the four broad categories of solid-state thermal control devices that are under active research is reviewed: diodes, switches, regulators, and transistors. For each class of device, the operation principle, material choices, as well as metrics to compare and contrast performance are discussed. New architectures that are explored theoretically, but not experimentally demonstrated, are also discussed.

• Language: English
• Keywords: heat transfer, thermal diodes, thermal management, thermal switches, thermal regulators, thermal control devices, thermal transistors
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 1-28
• Numbering: Vol. 7, iss. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125519
• UDC: 536:621.3(045)
• ISSN on article: 2199-160X
• DOI: 10.1002/aelm.202000625
• COBISS.SI-ID: 47223811
• Publication date in RUL: 22.03.2021

SWOBODA, Timm, KLINAR, Katja, KITANOVSKI, Andrej, YALAMARTHY, Ananth Saran and MUÑOZ ROJO, Miguel, 2021, Solid-state thermal control devices. Advanced electronic materials [online]. 2021. Vol. 7, no. 3, p. 1–28. [Accessed 16 March 2025]. DOI 10.1002/aelm.202000625. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=125519

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• Title: Advanced electronic materials
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 2199-160X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 31869735

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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• Licensing start date: 22.03.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: prenos toplote, toplotne diode, upravljanje s toploto, toplotna stikala, toplotni regulatorji, toplotni tranzistorji